Rifle camo

[longwinters]

So for you experienced predator hunters.....I have a Rem Tac 223. It is matt black stock and barrel. Would I need camo on it? I understand the breaking up your outline etc...just wondering what your thoughts are?

Long

 

[JD338]

Long,

I do not camo my rifles.

JD338

 

[Mortis]

Biologisits will tell you critters do not see colors....... But they do react to movement. Slow and steady is the name of the game.

 

[longwinters]

Works for me...I kinda like matt black. Just that most the pics I see have camo on the rifle so I was wondering.

Long

 

[Elkman]

My primary rifle has been treated to a paint job. I would not call it camo, more like a camo like product. Animals I guess, do not see color but they sure can see contrast and shine. I am very careful about both. Sooooooooooo! if you paint one up with a nice glossy finish, it might do more harm than good. I concentrate on staying in the shade, in the shadows, behind or in front of foliage. If I am on a stand I cut foliage to break up my profile. If you moving or have already been had, non of the above make a difference. Nuff from me!

 

[Polaris]

If you really want to camo it up, some white or grey removable hockey tape or bandage tape will work nicely and be fully removable when predator season is done. I usually do mine up with a few bands to break the outline. More importantly, I use a sunshade on the objective lens to block any reflection. Don't know if animals react to lens flash but some "predators" sure do so I still use the sunshade. I also hunt with a mil surplus snow camo poncho that covers the whole rifle with only the 2 ends of the scope and the muzzle exposed. Probably overkill but it works with the outfit easily so I do it. Force of habit I guess.

 

[JD338]

Long,

Here are my coyote busters, dressed with war paint. :mrgreen:

Remington M700 VLS 22-250

Remington M700 Classic 257 Roberts

JD338

 

[FOTIS]

Never camo'ed anything.

 

[Thebear_78]

I generally camo any rimfires or shotguns for predator hunting. As to wether or not it is needed I don't know but I do know that I got busted by a fox one time when I picked up an all blackgun in a snowy background. I was really careful about him catchign me moving but he lit out like his tail was on fire. Back when I lived in michigan you could only use rimfire or shotgun at night so they saw a lot of use. I also enjoy the added protection that a coat of ultra flat spray paint can afford.

I have also used Vet wrap in white and the camo form camo wrap by mcnett. I have the camo form on my ar right now and it serves not only as a snow camo but also to protect my hands from that cold aluminum in the sub zero weather we have been having lately.

Here are a couple of my rifles.
Here is my AR15 with camoform wrap

870 supermag with paint

My marlin Xt17 after a few squirts with spray can

Stainless/laminate encore with 22-250 barrel and white vet wrap

I'm not sure that it really makes that much difference but I figure I can use all the help I can get, everything else gets camoed so why not the guns too

 

[sask boy]

I really don't think you need it. As stated before animals are supposedly colour blind it is in movement that they excel .

Blessings,
Dan

 

[longwinters]

I've never camo'd any rifle but wondered if coyotes were a special situation.

Long

 

[SJB358]

I wouldn't worry so much about camo, but cutting the glare from shiny metal/wood would be a good idea.

 

[CatskillCrawler]

Dogs are not color blind. They do see colors but not as many variations of color that we see. Red is seen in their eyes as green which in their eyes looks greyish. Their perceived colors are very muted and what we see as yellow, red and orange all look like a pale yellow to them.

I've had deer walk up to me while I was in a full body pumpkin suit without alarm. The slightest amount of blaze will make a coyote spin and run.

As far as your gun is concerned, contrast and glare will alarm them but nothing makes them skedaddle like detected movement.

 

[Guy Miner]

I don't see much point in a camo rifle - but they do seem to sell well. Have one that is camouflaged. Only one. The others do most of the hunting though.

I'm kind of hung up on blued steel & wood.

As the others have said - game usually picks up on movement. Conceal your movement, and you'll see more game.

Regards, Guy

 

[Charlie-NY]

I've got a few camoed rifles. One is orange & yellow flame camo. Another is bright blue and white swirl camo. Both work great because game animals don't know that rifles come in these colors.
I also have a few rifles in green, brown & tan camo but critters are all on to these colors. I stopped hunting with them. I think I may paint one over in pink because I noticed that this is the latest trending color and I can't imagine too many coyote have ever seen one. :>)

 

[longwinters]

Even though I am a wood and blue kind of guy, some of those Mickey color schemes are pretty cool...but I might hold off on the pink...:>)

Long

 

[Tytalus]

Good to know about what to do, as I'd prefer to minimize cost and # of guns owned.

 

[DaveA37]

Hydrographic printing has come into play at a fairly reasonable price, about $100 for a standard rifle stock. I thought about having one of my synthetic stock camo coated but have since dropped the idea.
The real key to success, IMO is and as others have stated, minimize your movement and keep it slow and steady when you do decide to get a better position. The animal won't know what color of rifle that bullet came from when he is dead.